Citrine and gold brooch, Elmar Seidler

Collet-set with an oval citrine, the mount of floral design embellished with spiral motifs.

Citrine measuring approximately 22.70 x 16.25mm (depth non measurable), with very good transparency, scratches and minor abrasions. Signs of wear to the metal consistent with use. Clasp secure, sliding safety catch. In very good condition. Gross weight approximately 41 grams.
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Elmar Seidler (1904-1976) began his career as a goldsmith's apprentice at the age of fourteen, in the town of Konstanz, Germany, where he was born. In 1921, he moved to Munich where he trained with renowned Art Nouveau jeweller Karl Rothmüller. By 1926, having attained the level of master jeweller, he opened his own shop on Schellingstrasse, in Munich. Highly active in the 1930s, a time in which the Art Deco style was all the rage in Europe, Seidler's jewels of decidedly ancient Greek and Roman inspiration would have stood out as unique, as they do today.